In my thesis, I researched the principles of constructing space through flat surfaces and the spatial effects of color in collages. In the theoretical part of the thesis, I examined how we can build space using color planes while preserving the purity of colors. I was focused on the essential characteristics of colors, namely hue, brightness, and saturation, as well as one non-essential aspect, transparency. I approached color from an art-theoretical perspective and explored its relationship with space through works of artists from the impressionist era to the present day. I paid special attention to collages by various authors, including Henri Matisse, Ellsworth Kelly, and other artists who have left their mark on this technique in different ways. I also mentioned photography, which has been connected to collage since its beginnings. In my own works, I used photography as a fundamental idea or motif for creating collages. In the empirical part of the thesis, I presented the use of color to construct space through my own artworks. I was particularly focused on the role of flatness, color purity, and spatial effects of color. I was interested in exploring how color influences the constuction of space in a collage and how we can create an illusion of depth through the use of color planes. The objective of my thesis was to investigate the possibilities of constructing space using color in collages, and I believe that I successfully applied the newly acquired knowledge from the theoretical part to my original collages.
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